Multi-decadal establishment for single-cohort Douglas-fir forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1068-1078

  Freund, James A ^a   Franklin, Jerry F ^a   Larson, Andrew J ^b   Lutz, James A ^c  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age structure; Canopy closure; Douglas fir; Early seral; Single cohort; Stand development; Tree establishment

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; RESEARCH;

AGE STRUCTURES; CANOPY CLOSURES; DOUGLAS FIR; EARLY-SERAL; SINGLE-COHORT; STAND DEVELOPMENT; TREE ESTABLISHMENT;

REFORESTATION;

EID: 84905230129     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0533     Document Type: Article

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